"I am next to you."
Translation:Jestem obok was.
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I am trying to get a handle on these preps. and conjs. and all of a sudden this "tobie" gets thrown in. No idea what to do to figure that out.
It's "cię" vs "ciebie", so this shows that it's not any abbreviation.
Some of the personal pronouns have two or even three forms. In this example, the pronoun is in Genitive, as needed by the preposition "obok". The Genitive options for 2nd person singular are "cię" and "ciebie". The same two options are used for Accusative. Anyway, "cię" is neutral, and "ciebie" is emphatic.
That means that normally you will say "Szukam cię" (I am looking for you) or for example "Szukam go" (I am looking for him), but also "Szukam ciebie, a nie jego!" (I am looking for YOU, and not HIM!).
Grammar, I'm afraid. Cases. You know, the usual answer for "why not" or "what's wrong" in this course :D
"ty" is Nominative, used mostly for the subject of the sentence.
The preposition "obok" needs Genitive case. Genitive of "ty" is "ciebie" (or "cię", but after a preposition it has to be "ciebie"). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ty#Declension_5